On a dying colony at the edge of Imperial space, ex-soldier Jace Langton hides behind a fake name, fixing hovercars and dodging questions. When a buried alien vault is unearthed in the desert, he's blackmailed into unlocking its secrets by a corrupt inspector and a brutal crime lord.
But the vault wasn’t lost. It was sealed.
Now, hunted by enemies and haunted by the past he buried, Jace must survive what's inside—while a sharp-tongued police sergeant with her own secrets begins to wonder: is he the key to stopping something far worse?